Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU51388

SQL injection in phpGACL and OpenEMR - CVE-2020-13567

Published: March 11, 2021 / Updated: July 20, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU51388

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13567

CWE-ID: CWE-89

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "parent_id" parameter in admin/edit_group.php. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.

Affected software

phpGACL
OpenEMR

How to mitigate CVE-2020-13567

Install update from vendor's website.

External References

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1179

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